Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1885 — POLITICAE. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAE.

Mr. Edward D. Clark, Mr. Lamar’s selection for Assistant Secretary of the Interior, says a Washington dispatch, lean active lawyer of Vicksburg, Miss., 40 years of age. He is said to have built up a large practice through bis own exertions, and to have never before been in public life. Mr. Lamar thinks that he will prove to be a very efficient exooutive officer. He is not known generally to the Southern politiciaus. Aa application was made to Poet-

master General Vilas by Vice President Hendricks for the appointment of a friend of the latter to the superintendency of free delivery at the Chicago postotl ce. The answer was returned that the department would not interfere with the dut es of the Postmaster at Chicago. Mr. Hendricks is engaged in a struggle with Congressman-elect Bynum for the appointment of a postmaster at Indianapolis, with the chances against the Vice President. Prominent Democrats are urging the appointment of Joseph 8. Millet, of West Virginia, as Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Mr. Creecy, who gave Washington reporters the information that he was to be appointment clerk oi the treasury, was therefoie deemed too indiscreet for the ■place, and Eugene Higgins, of Baltimore, has been installed. The Republican State Convention o Michigan renominated Judge Cooley for the Supreme bench, and placed in the field for Regents of the University Charles 8. Draper and Judge A. V. McAllay, Washington special to the Chicago Tribune: In an interview with the President Vico President Hendricks and Senator Voorhees tried to persuade him that be ought to move promptly in putting Republlca out and filling their places with Democrats. Mr. Cleveland replied that he did not consider that sort of thing consistent with the principles of civil service reform, and intimated that no removals were likely to be made except for cause. Secretary Bayard Is said to be particularly discouraging in his reception of applicants for office. J. 8. Spafford, of Whiteside County, 111., has been nominated by the Republicans to fill the vacancy in the Legislature caused by the death of Representative R. E. Logan. Arizona citizens, without regard to party, denounce the venality and extravagance of their Legislature, which adjourned after having appropriated $1,000,000 for very questionable subsidies, and an effort is to be made to stop the payment of the corrupt bills. Secretary Bayard, in resigning the Senatorship from Delaware, gave the Legislature to understand that his successor should be Attorney General Gray. The Saulsbury family, however, are pushing Representative Lore for the vacancy, and the struggle grows in interest daily.